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 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie School of Business PhD candidate Karen Robson has received the Rising Star Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group – one of the largest special interest groups within the AMA. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsThe following article about research by Beedie School of Business assistant professor Brent McFerran was published by Business Insider on April 10, 2015. By Erin Brodwin, Business Insider. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsBeedie study finds dark side to rewarding ourselves with luxury goods. The following article was published by Canada.com on March 31, 2014. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsWhether it’s in the delivery of state-of-the-art smart phones or innovative health care, design thinking is an increasingly critical element for businesses and organizations in 2012. For David Dunne, Beedie School of Business Adjunct Senior Fellow, the intersection of design and business translates into major challenges and opportunities for managers, entrepreneurs and other leaders. Design thinking is defined as approaching management problems as designers approach design problems. Though it has been traditionally associated with product and service design, it also has important implications for management, something recognized increasingly by both academic research and the business press. Dunne, an award-winning management educator, author and consultant who is jointly appointed with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, joined Simon Fraser University earlier this year. He combines international experience as a senior executive with an outstanding record as an academic. Read More... |
 | Beedie School of Business NewsFlash mobs don’t influence consumer spendingSep 02, 2011Contact: Philip Grant, philipstanleygrant@gmail.com, 604.779.3050 Derek Moscato, SFU Beedie, derek_moscato@sfu.ca, 778.782.5038 Dixon Tam, SFU PAMR, dixont@sfu.ca, 778.782.8742 Link to video: http://at.sfu.ca/ToZfer An operatic flash mob video from Spain convinced Simon Fraser University’s Philip Grant to try the same in Vancouver to gauge whether the phenomenon puts consumers in the mood to spend money. Read More... |